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swát-cláþ

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
swát-cláþ, es; m.
A handkerchief, towel, napkin; sudarium
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  • Se apostol him ásende his swatcláð . . . Hé wearð álýsed swá hraðe swá se swátcláð hine hrepode,

      Homl. Th. ii. 414, 21-25.
Etymology
[cf. O.H. Ger. sweiz-túh sudarium, orarium: Ger. schweiss-tuch handkerchief: Icel. sveita-dúkr a napkin: Dan. svede-dug a handkerchief.]
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v. swát-lín.
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v.  swát-lín.
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  • swát-cláþ, n.